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Several hundred students convened in White Plaza on Thursday in the late afternoon for the annual Spring Faire presented by Stanford Dining. Each dining hall across campus offered a different ethnically themed cuisine. #gallery http://daily.stanford.org/image/full/9201
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Several hundred students convened in White Plaza on Thursday in the late afternoon for the annual Spring Faire presented by Stanford Dining. Each dining hall across campus offered a different ethnically themed cuisine.

Janitors consider striking

Workers threaten to walk out if unable to negotiate a living wage with contracting employer
By Annalise Blum
NEWS| A local union of Stanford janitors met Wednesday to consider striking if their demands for a living wage are not met by ABM Janitorial Services, an outside contractor that supplies workers to the University.

Faculty Senate endorses IHUM

By Ben Eppler
NEWS| Introduction to the Humanities (IHUM) will remain a core element of the freshman academic experience for the foreseeable future.

Cancer Society CEO warns against tobacco pandemic

By Julianne Stern
NEWS| Without intervention, tobacco will kill one billion people this century, according to John Seffrin, Chief Executive Officer of the American Cancer Society.

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On The Prowl

Cardinal faces Wildcats with conference title on the line
By Wyndam Makowsky
SPORTS| As their regular season winds down, No. 14 Stanford will hit the road over the next two weekends to face two tough Pac-10 opponents, Arizona and Washington. Tomorrow, they’ll head to the desert to take on the Wildcats.

Card leads off in NCAAs

By Daniel Bohm
SPORTS| The team has yet to face the Mountain Hawks, who earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by winning the Patriot League.

Card sprints toward Pac-10s

By Anarghya Vardhana
SPORTS| This weekend, the Cardinal track and field team will head to Sun Angel Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. to compete in the Pac-10 Championships. In the latest national rankings, the women are ranked eighth, while the men are 42nd.

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Editorial: Yield uncertainty complicates admission decisions

By The Editorial Board
OPINIONS| On Thursday, The Daily reported that, as of now, Stanford’s undergraduate admission yield rate for the Class of 2012 is an unprecedented 72 percent, while peer institutions such as Harvard and Yale announced that they plan to go deep into their waitlists to fill up their classes.

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